Roof Top Tent (RTT)

After a lot of camping background I’m heading to the 40ties and now I’m seeking the same versatility of camping and sleeping in a tent with the added notion of comfort and speed in setting up and down the whole system… who is translated in more time on the water fly fishing. Another benefit of a RTT is that you don’t need to clear and/or clear the ground to set up the tent, this was clear a couple of weeks ago when I arrived later along the river I was planning to fish the following morning and I was forced to sleep in the car. So the quest begins and the research phase took over, not only I realized that I “need” (want) a RTT but also a roof rack to support it.

Discovering new water, at least for me ;)

After totaling my old ride I score my dreamed one, since the former was insured and as I had some funds on my bank account… It was a full month without my fly fishing fix, as soon as I can, I loaded my new ride with a tent, sleeping bag, fly fishing gear, some snacks and a full anxiety to get my butt in to new water I was researching using satellite technology (read Google earth).

Since I don’t have a picture showing the car fill up process with camping and fly fishing gear, I introduce you to it near the drop off point where I set up my camp and started the searching quest for trout

Totaled Ride

My old fly fishing and adventure companion was totaled on December 8th 2012, so here is part of the story and a farewell to it.

This car take me to great adventures around Chile and Argentina and despite not being a real 4×4 I could drive far and beyond, discovering new water and fly fishing destinations at the north and south of Chile and the central and south part of Argentina.

Introduction to Ultra Light Fly Fishing (ULFF)

If you are new to ULFF or maybe you just recently bought an ULLFF equipment you can read through in order to get an idea of this niche within a niche.

Definition: By ULFF we are talking on equipment that starts at the 3wt according to the AFTMA standard all the way down to the 000wt equipment. Please note that the AFTMA standard doesn’t include the range of equipment between 0wt and 000wt as this one was introduced by Sage.

Waterworks-Lamson

A couple of days ago I’ve get a package from the mailman that was from Waterworks-Lamson. Exited about it I opened it up and realized that it was some spare parts I asked for to the warranty department, use them right away to get back my trusty reel in to working order

The river that travels the driest desert in the world

Features and context

The river I’m gonna talk about is located at the driest desert in the world, I don’t name it because I wanna make sure its survives (specially the bows and browns that lives within) the human race. It travels 250 miles from the Andean mountains to the Pacific Ocean, that’s why its called a river.

A river in the desert

I came across this river because I change jobs, and one of my arguments as a fly fishing enthusiast when being interviewed on February 24th 2011 is that it must be someplace nearby in which I can enjoy the sport I love so much. So the first thing I do when at the hotel in the new city was to hire a cab to drive me to this river in a hurry

Orvis Superfine Trout Bum 761-4

Features and context

The Orvis Superfine Trout Bum 761-4 is a full flex fly rod, the 761-4 means that is a 7 feet 6 inches long, 1 weight AFTMA rod and 4 pieces. The weight of the rod is a mere 2.125 oz.

The superfine Trout Bum series of rods where launched in the mid 00’s till the Superfine replaced it this year (2011). This series break the unsanded blanks legacy for a sanded one. This model also sport a cork with aluminum rings which make it very light. Orvis worked hard on the tapers of this blanks, they make it a little more on the mid flex action, being a full flex, this rod loads great at short and long distances. Don’t be fooled by it full flex action, it has the backbone you need to use nymphs and defeat some wind, keep in mid this is a 1 wt rod.